Sailing Home for the 4th

Some of my family lives in Duluth Minnesota, where

there are a number of lighthouses.  For the 4th, the fireworks

are shot over the harbor, and a large lighthouse museum. 

It is a spectacular display, and inspiration for this card.

I used the lighthouse from the Sailing Home set on page 31.

The lighthouse was run through the Subtle 3D Embossing 

Folder (page 185), to add texture,  and mounted on a 

layer cut out with the Ornate Layers Dies on page 177.

I didn't feel the need to add a sentiment, because the 

Ornate Layers Dies are pretty "busy" as is.

Nothing's Better with Love You More Dies

Here's another card using the Nothing's Better Than bundle on 

page 91.  It is comprised of the Nothing's Better Than stamp set

and Love You More Dies, on page 176.  This is such an easy

bundle to create with.  It's perfect for drinkers, whatever 

their "poison".  

Nothing's Better

There is a story behind this card.  My mother is

moving.  She still has her refrigerator and a toaster oven.

She has discovered that she can make a small batch of

cookies, with store bought cookie dough. She's had the toaster oven, but never used it very much.   Each time we talk on

the telephone, she giggles about how many batches she

has made, or how she didn't have time to cook them

and just ate the dough.  I did mention that she may

complicate things, because we will not be sure if she

has COVID, or is sick on cookie dough.

I had to send her a card, made with the Nothing's Better

set and coordinating Love You More Than dies (page 176).

This is my favorite new catty set because it is funny,

and I have family members who fit many of the sentiments.  

I ran some Velum Cardstock thru a Stitched Rectangles Die

and the Pacific Point layer through the Absolutely Argyle

Embossing Folder (page 184).  

  

Stamp Off Way to Goat Challenge

Hey Stampin' friends.  Today, Buffy, Susan and I are

featuring our favorite new catalog sets.  There are many

great sets to pick from, so here goes!

I've put all kinds of things behind the Garden Gateway
Dies (page 181). I love these dies.  This gate just begs for some special DSP or image, so why not a goat.  

I love funny sets, and so does my family.  I decided that 
one of the goats from Way to Goat (page 105) would be 
perfect inside the gate.  These goats, with the fun
coordinating sentiments, are a delight to color with Stampin'
Blends.  Their faces, full of expression, perk up any card.
I hope this card made you smile!

Thank you for stopping by, and please enjoy the cards

offered by Susan and Buffy!

Waterfront

I know that the Waterfront set (page 129) is kind of

a beach set, but hey, I'm from Wisconsin.  When I look

at the set, I see pine forest.  I can't help it.

In this example, I stamped the trees repeatedly and then

wet them with an aqua painter to get some smearing

happening.  I added the splat stamping and then ran

this layer through the Pinewood Plank 3D Embossing

Folder (page 185).  I added a few more layers and 

glued everything to a So Saffron card base.

I still can't smell home, like I can when I step

on to Minnesota or Wisconsin soil, but it's a start.

Forever Fern with Country Home

The Forever Fern set on page 110, with coordinating

Forever Flourishing Dies (page 175) is one of my favorite 

new catty bundles.  It is a beautiful set of foliage images,

which work for any number of occasions.  

I combined this bundle with the Country Home set on

page 89.  I'm not a fan of fussy cutting, but this milk can

makes it pretty easy.  I did minimal coloring with blends,

and layered everything on to Crushed Curry, run through

the Hammered Metal 3D Embossing Folder on page 184.

It's a simple card, but it gets the job done!